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Cabot's map. Two rivers are also shown as discharging themselves at the head 
of the Gulf, which is called " Mar Vermejo," i. e. Red Sea. The south extremity 
of this peninsula is named Cabo California. For that period this map of North 
America is very complete. 
3d. Du Val's map, dated Paris, 1682. This map represents all New Mexico 
and California, with a small portion of '' Canada, or Nouvelle France " extending 
to the 263d Par. of E. Longitude; very near the present boundary between -New 
Mexico and Arizona, an unheard of pretension. California is here represented 
as a island extending fully to the 46th N. Lat. Cape Mendocino in 42° Lat. 
while the "Port de Sir Frangois Drac " (Sir Francis Drake) is an indentation in 
about 40° N. Lat. The Colorado is called Te^on River (Rio del Tison Sp.) a 
river of firebrands, with a branch marked Rio Xila — the Gila River. The whole 
sea between the California Island and North America is called " New Vermuille" 
or Red Sea. The main land of America between 40° and 44°, he calls Quivira 
or New Albion. The map of Du Val is inferior in accuracy to that of Patavino 
or Sebastian Cabot. Du Val seems to have tried to improve on the maritime 
map of Johannes Janssonius of early in the 17th century, who claimed Spanish 
authority for his innovation of making California appear as an island on his map, 
4th. Is a map of North America appended to an edition of Darapier's voy- 
ages, Amsterdam, 1712. It differs but little from Du Val's map; does not, how- 
ever, locate Canada in New France; shows New Mexico extending to the Missis- 
sippi River, while Florida is shown as extending to the Ohio River. California 
is a long wide island extending nearly to 49° Lat., where now are the Straits of 
Fu^a. 
5th. This is a copy of the Map of Father Eurebe F. Kino, Paris, 1724-25, 
from explorations made by him from 1698 to 1701. Map is from Lettres edifi- 
cantes, etc., of the Jesuit Fathers. 
This map well represents the Gulf of California, and all Lower California 
and its true connection with the continent of North America. The Colorado is 
shown for about 300 miles, which is, however, shown as trending too far east. 
The Rio Gila is also shown to a point many miles east of the Casas Grandes • 
while all over the map, and extending to Cinaloa, many small towns and missions 
are distinctly shown. 
Father Kino made an overland journey to the missions on the Great Colo- 
rado, and his explorations then settled beyond doubt, that California was ?tot an 
island as heretofore supposed, or believed. Yet, in spite of this evidence, we 
find in maps as late the middle of last century that it was still supposed to be, 
and was yet called an island(?). 
The 6th map examined bears date of London, 1757, purporting to be a map of 
North America appended to an edition of Sheleveke's Voyage. This map repre- 
sents Florida as extending to the Del Norte River, and north to the great lakes, 
while California, a vast island, extends to nearly 48° N. Lat. Opposite to its 
north end, but far inland, is an attempt to show the great Salt Lake, or Lake 
Impanogus of the Spaniards. 
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